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SpaceX’s Riskiest Flight Is Set to Launch Soon: How to Watch the Polaris Dawn Mission Live

Space

The Polaris Dawn crew will travel farther from Earth than any humans have since the Apollo missions.

NASA Crashed Its DART Spacecraft Into an Asteroid as a Test. It May Have Accidentally Created the First Human-Made Meteor Shower

Space

A new meteor shower, the Dimorphids, could reach Earth in roughly 30 years.

The Starliner Spacecraft Isn’t Just a Big Embarrassment: It’s Become a Huge Financial Loss for Boeing

Space

The company has already lost $1.6 billion on it, with more losses expected in the future.

It Looks Like Astronauts Can’t Use Boeing’s Starliner Suits on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon (and Vice Versa). This Is Why

Space

In a remote and rather unlikely scenario, Williams and Wilmore might have to cross the atmosphere in a SpaceX Crew Dragon without their spacesuits.

NASA Holds Its Breath As Perseverance Rover Begins to Climb the Crater Rim Where It Got Stuck

Space

The car-sized rover landed in Mars’ Jezero crater over three years ago.

NASA Reveals Why We Haven’t Returned to the Moon Sooner: Underqualified Boeing Personnel in Rocket Manufacturing

Space

The recently released report deals a major blow to the U.S. in the space race.

NASA Has a Very Simple Explanation for Why We're Unable to Find Aliens

Space

As much as we might imagine aliens as an ultra-advanced society, they might not need that much.

NASA Has Asked SpaceX to Postpone Its Next Flight. It Could Potentially Need It to Rescue the Boeing Crew

Space

The astronauts on Boeing's Starliner, originally scheduled for a 10-day mission, have been on the International Space Station for two months now.

Scientists Have Unveiled the Origin of the Mysterious Gas Enveloping the Moon. The Culprit: Very Tiny Rocks

Space

A recent study reveals the origin of the Moon’s atmosphere has far-reaching implications. Similar processes may be occurring in other regions of the solar system.

‘NASA Is Evaluating All Options’: There’s a 50% Chance That the Astronauts Stranded on the Starliner Won’t Return to Earth on the Spacecraft

Space

NASA has stated behind closed doors that it hasn’t yet made a final decision.

Boeing’s Attempt to Compete With SpaceX’s Dragon Has Failed: Starliner Has Just Lost Another $125 Million

Space

Many expect that the project will continue to lose money for several more months.

A U.S. City Is ‘Depaving’ Its Streets to Combat the Heat. It Has an Ally: NASA

Nature and Environment

The urban heat island (UHI) effect threatens the well-being of people living in cities of all sizes.

Astronauts Have Relied on Diapers for Decades During Their Missions. They Finally Have an Alternative: Drinking Their Own Urine

Space

While the urine purification system works on the ground, it remains to be seen if it’ll work in space.

Engineers Are Developing Nuclear Spacecraft Again. NASA Says We're Going to Need Them

Space

NASA has teamed up with DARPA, the Pentagon’s research arm, to revive an idea that failed half a century ago.

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Accidentally Cracked Open a Rock on Mars, Revealing a Yellow Treasure

Space

The finding adds another piece to the puzzle of the Red Planet’s past history.

NASA Just Paid SpaceX $267,000 to Develop an Emergency Plan to Rescue Astronauts on the ISS

Space

SpaceX will assess the possibility of accommodating extra astronauts on a Dragon spacecraft for emergency returns.

SpaceX Is Building a Spacecraft to Destroy the International Space Station. It’s Four Times More Powerful Than the Dragon

Space

The new spacecraft will have six times the fuel capacity and four times the power of the current Dragon spacecraft.

NASA Has Just Confirmed the Existence of a Tunnel on the Moon: A Cave So Large That It Raises New Possibilities

SpaceX’s Riskiest Flight Is Set to Launch Soon: How to Watch the Polaris Dawn Mission Live

NASA Crashed Its DART Spacecraft Into an Asteroid as a Test. It May Have Accidentally Created the First Human-Made Meteor Shower

The Starliner Spacecraft Isn’t Just a Big Embarrassment: It’s Become a Huge Financial Loss for Boeing

It Looks Like Astronauts Can’t Use Boeing’s Starliner Suits on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon (and Vice Versa). This Is Why

NASA Holds Its Breath As Perseverance Rover Begins to Climb the Crater Rim Where It Got Stuck

NASA Reveals Why We Haven’t Returned to the Moon Sooner: Underqualified Boeing Personnel in Rocket Manufacturing

NASA Has a Very Simple Explanation for Why We're Unable to Find Aliens

NASA Has Asked SpaceX to Postpone Its Next Flight. It Could Potentially Need It to Rescue the Boeing Crew

Scientists Have Unveiled the Origin of the Mysterious Gas Enveloping the Moon. The Culprit: Very Tiny Rocks

‘NASA Is Evaluating All Options’: There’s a 50% Chance That the Astronauts Stranded on the Starliner Won’t Return to Earth on the Spacecraft

Boeing’s Attempt to Compete With SpaceX’s Dragon Has Failed: Starliner Has Just Lost Another $125 Million

A U.S. City Is ‘Depaving’ Its Streets to Combat the Heat. It Has an Ally: NASA

Astronauts Have Relied on Diapers for Decades During Their Missions. They Finally Have an Alternative: Drinking Their Own Urine

Engineers Are Developing Nuclear Spacecraft Again. NASA Says We're Going to Need Them

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Accidentally Cracked Open a Rock on Mars, Revealing a Yellow Treasure

NASA Just Paid SpaceX $267,000 to Develop an Emergency Plan to Rescue Astronauts on the ISS

SpaceX Is Building a Spacecraft to Destroy the International Space Station. It’s Four Times More Powerful Than the Dragon

NASA Has Just Confirmed the Existence of a Tunnel on the Moon: A Cave So Large That It Raises New Possibilities

NASA Has Discovered X-Shaped Structures in the Ionosphere That Scientists Are Struggling to Explain

378 Days Ago, Four NASA Volunteers Entered a 3D-Printed Bunker That Simulated Life on Mars. They Just Came Out

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